Jets links: Did Saints play sloppy, or did Jets make them look bad?

It seems we say this every other week -- literally -- but the Jets this morning are coming off a big win. Sunday's victim was the New Orleans Saints, who entered East Rutherford boasting a 6-1 record but left stunned by a Jets team now bursting with confidence headed into the bye week.

The Jets' win leaves them at 5-4, an encouraging record considering Sunday's game concluded the most difficult portion of their schedule. Skies are clearer, beginning Nov. 17 in Buffalo.

Those circumstances have many proclaiming the Jets to be playoff contenders this season, even if they have allowed 62 more points than they've scored. Indeed, if the postseason began today, the Jets would be the AFC's second wild card team.